Confucian Commandments

1) Do for others what you would like to be done to you’ (Golden Rule).
2) As you should not chastise people for their mistakes, so you should not chastise yourself for making mistakes.
3) There is a natural order in the universe. Each person has a place in society which reflects position in universe
4) Dedicate yourself to attaining perfection and freedom from ignorance.
5) Love your family. Every Confucian should love their parents and their parents should love them, unconditionally, no matter what happens. You may wish to follow ancestral worship
6) Practice righteousness. Righteousness should be practiced. it is the moral disposition to do good, people should always do what is right
7) Be honest. All people should be honest and trustworthy
8) Be loyal to the state. The citizen should be humble, productive and obedient and the ruler should be humane, just and kind to his people.
9) Embrace learning. ‘Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or stars’. Ignorance is the greatest evil.
10) You may worship Tien (‘Heaven’).’ Embrace other religions. Do not be afraid to be both Buddhist, Taoist or Christian and a Confucian at the same time. Confucianism is a way of life and can easily accompany other religious beliefs.